Charles Douglas Whitcombe
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Charles Douglas Whitcombe (1835 - January 4, 1904) was Taranaki Commissioner of Crown Lands, Secretary of the Provincial Council of Taranaki, and chairman of the Taranaki Waste Lands Board
. He also served as Secretary to Sir George Grey in Auckland
during the 1880s, and as foreign adviser to the Tongan Government.
Taranaki Waste Lands Board
The Taranaki Waste Lands Board was constituted under the Taranaki Waste Lands Act 1874 to manage the sale of confiscated Māori land.Blocks administered by the Waste Lands Board included the Moa, Waitara-Taramouku, Kopua, Pukemahoe, Onaero-Urenui-Taramoukou-Ruapekapeka, Waipuku, Waipuku-Patea,...
. He also served as Secretary to Sir George Grey in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
during the 1880s, and as foreign adviser to the Tongan Government.